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ArticlePoultry science2026

Effects of Aspergillus sp. supplementation with or without xylanase on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and the gastrointestinal microbiome of broilers.

Amit Kumar Singh, Janghan Choi, Gustavo A Ramirez, Jimmy Guan, Purnima Singh, Ilya Tolstorukov, Brian B Oakley, Woo Kyun Kim

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Article in Poultry science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Amit Kumar SinghDepartment of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901, USA.
Janghan ChoiDepartment of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; USA Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
Gustavo A RamirezDepartment of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
Jimmy GuanCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 91766, USA.
Purnima SinghHenry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Ilya TolstorukovHenry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Brian B OakleyCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 91766, USA. Electronic address: boakley@westernu.edu.
Woo Kyun KimDepartment of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: wkkim@uga.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the in vivo enzyme activity of Aspergillus sp. in the presence and absence of supplemental xylanase enzyme and determine its effect on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and microbiome of broilers. A total of 120 male Cobb® 500 broilers were randomly assigned to 12 replicate cages across 4 treatments (n = 3 per treatment) and raised till 21 days. The dietary treatments were arranged in a 2 × 2 factorial design with xylanase and Aspergillus sp. addition as the main factors. The xylanase was included at 520 U/kg and Aspergillus sp. was supplemented as conidiospores at 6.4 × 10

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AspergillusChickensDigestionEndo-1,4-beta XylanasesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimal FeedAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsDietDietary SupplementsMaleNutrientsRandom AllocationEndo-1,4-beta XylanasesAspergillusBroilersDigestibilityPerformanceXylanase

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PMID42119408
PMCPMC13193785

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